True/False: Write clearly! T for true or F for false in the space next to each question. If the question is false underline the part that makes it false.
_ 1. Rocks can not be changed or transformed.
_ 2. Transform boundaries slid past each other while divergent boundaries collide with
each other.
_ 3. There are four types of waves in an earthquake; P, S, surface, sub-surface.
_ 4. Rocks are classified only by how they look.
_ 5. A geologist is a scientist who studies the Earth.
_ 6. Earth is made up of two types of plates that float but have never moved.
_ 7. A rock is made of minerals, which have crystal structures that are organic.
_ 8. Mountains are found at divergent plate boundaries.
___9. Pangaea is a myth supported by a theory call continental drift.
Matching:
Place the facts in the correct category by writing the number of the fact in that column. Some facts may be placed in more than one category!
1. Forms from molten material cooling to a solid.
2. Foliated rocks fall into this category.
3. Clastic, chemical, and organic rocks fall into this category.
4. Is typically formed in high pressure and temperature ranges below the earth.
5. Can be intrusive or extrusive rock.
6. Can have large crystals from cooling underground.
7. The parts that make up this rock went through weathering first.
8. Ths rock is transformed by heat, pressure, or chemicals.
9. Formed from compressed sediment that has been cemented together.
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Label each part of the Diagram with the correct term. (sea floor to continental for various crust and boundary types)
Word Bank: Continental Crust, Oceanic crust, Mid-Ocean Ridge, Subduction Zone, Convergent Boundary
Short Answer: In complete sentences answer each question completely.
Name and Describe each of the three layers of Earth.
1.
2.
3.
Describe how an earthquake’s strength is measured.
Name and describe the differences between the three types of volcanoes.
Describe four techniques you could use to help you identify a mineral.
1.
Inner Earth Exam
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True/False: Write clearly! T for true or F for false in the space next to each question. If the question is false underline the part that makes it false.
_ 1. Rocks can not be changed or transformed.
_ 2. Transform boundaries slid past each other while divergent boundaries collide with
each other.
_ 3. There are four types of waves in an earthquake; P, S, surface, sub-surface.
_ 4. Rocks are classified only by how they look.
_ 5. A geologist is a scientist who studies the Earth.
_ 6. Earth is made up of two types of plates that float but have never moved.
_ 7. A rock is made of minerals, which have crystal structures that are organic.
_ 8. Mountains are found at divergent plate boundaries.
___9. Pangaea is a myth supported by a theory call continental drift.
Matching:
Place the facts in the correct category by writing the number of the fact in that column. Some facts may be placed in more than one category!
1. Forms from molten material cooling to a solid.
2. Foliated rocks fall into this category.
3. Clastic, chemical, and organic rocks fall into this category.
4. Is typically formed in high pressure and temperature ranges below the earth.
5. Can be intrusive or extrusive rock.
6. Can have large crystals from cooling underground.
7. The parts that make up this rock went through weathering first.
8. Ths rock is transformed by heat, pressure, or chemicals.
9. Formed from compressed sediment that has been cemented together.
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Label each part of the Diagram with the correct term. (sea floor to continental for various crust and boundary types)
Word Bank: Continental Crust, Oceanic crust, Mid-Ocean Ridge, Subduction Zone, Convergent Boundary
Short Answer: In complete sentences answer each question completely.
Name and Describe each of the three layers of Earth.
1.
2.
3.
Describe how an earthquake’s strength is measured.
Name and describe the differences between the three types of volcanoes.
Describe four techniques you could use to help you identify a mineral.
1.
2.
3.
4.